Three
UNCA students received inaugural “Wellness Scholar” Awards in 2007,
consisting of a $1000 scholarship and up to $500 for
supplies and travel.
Student and Major,
Project Title
Project Outcome
Faculty Advisor
Jonathan Felson, Health & Wellness,
Landscape of Racial Health
Disparities in Asheville, NC: A Community Needs Assessment
Continuing to
collaborate on a needs assessment plan for the Asheville-Buncombe
Institute of Parity Achievement (ABIPA).
Dr. Jill Fromewick &
Dr. Keith Ray
Liz Passman,
Psychology, Evaluation of UNCA's Family G.I.F.T.
Program
Conducted a follow-up
assessment of the effectiveness of the 2006 UNCA Family GIFT
(Getting Into Fitness Together) program, a 14-session physical
activity program for families with concerns about weight and
fitness. Adults and children expressed high satisfaction with the
program and felt that their personal goals had been met; 8 of 11
families reported making specific behavioral changes in diet or
exercise as a result of the program.
Presentations: UNCA
Spring Symposium (March, 2007), Raleigh “Research in the Capitol”
(April, 2007)
Publication: UNC
Asheville Journal
Dr. Melissa Himelein
Cole Sigmon,
Environmental Studies, Exposure from Arsenic on the Floor of
Residential Homes Resulting from Track-In From CCA-Treated Decks or
Porches
Investigated the
presence of arsenic in residential homes that have decks built with
chromated copper arsenate (CCA)-treated lumber, finding higher
concentrations of arsenic on floors in homes with CCA-treated
decks.
Presentations: UNCA
Fall Symposium (November, 2007), Philadelphia Healthy Homes
Symposium (October, 2007)
